An outrageous day, flat calm, wall to wall sunshine and
very warm – more akin to July / August than mid-May! The day’s highlight was a female Marsh Harrier which flew north over Ancum in the morning and was intriguingly
joined by a second, similar sized raptor in the distance by the Lighthouse but
it couldn’t be pinned down.
The
spread of notable birds across the island today included a drake Garganey, a
Sparrowhawk, a Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Bar-tailed Godwits, the Wood Sandpiper
still on Ancum, 4 Woodpigeons, a Tree Pipit at Ancum, single Whitethroat,
Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff, 3 Carrion Crows, a Brambling still and
one each of Goldfinch and Common Redpoll.
Sedge Warbler
Curlew nest
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